Public water system · MN5580072
ActiveBanning Junction Restaurant and Bar
At a glance
Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar (PWSID MN5580072) is an active transient non-community water system in Pine County, Minnesota. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar compare with other water systems in Pine County?
By EPA's size categories, Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pine County has 110 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 225 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 24,775 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar is about 31% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Minnesota has 5,008 active transient non-community water systems, 77% of the state's 6,465 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,261 Minnesota systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar?
EPA lists Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar as privately owned. The MN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 87 of the 110 active systems in Pine County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2007 and June 2024. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar?
Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar (PWSID MN5580072) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar serve?
Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Pine County, Minnesota.
Where does Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Pine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine City | Pine | 3,458 | Community | Groundwater |
| General Andrews Rest Area Mndot | Pine | 2,300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hinckley | Pine | 1,964 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kettle River Rest Area Mndot | Pine | 1,908 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pathfinder Village | Pine | 1,700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Federal Correctional Institution | Pine | 1,587 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Banning Junction Restaurant and Bar, PWSID MN5580072, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/banning-junction-restaurant-and-bar-mn5580072 (data as of October 1, 2026).